As President Obama well knew when he was on the campaign trail, NAFTA has been devastating to our workforce. Over 5.6 additional American jobs could have been supported had NAFTA and the WTO not led to increased trade deficits. With 15.1 million people currently unemployed in the United States, it is insane to extend the same NAFTA privileges to Korea that have already ransacked America’s manufacturing sector and our labor force.
Obama Takes Credit for Bush’s NAFTA-Style Korea Free Trade Deal He Once Opposed |
| By: Jane Hamsher Monday December 6, 2010 8:40 am |


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